Celebrate International Education Week by Sharing the Open Doors 2015 Report

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On Monday, IIE and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs kicked off International Education Week (IEW) by hosting a briefing on Open Doors 2015 findings at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, and releasing the new Open Doors data to worldwide media. Visit the Open Doors 2015 Briefing multimedia page to view videos of the remarks and data presentations and see photos of the event.

Key Data Highlights

The number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities had the highest rate of growth in 35 years, increasing by ten percent to a record high of 974,926 students in the 2014-2015 academic year.
Students from the top three countries of origin – China, India, and South Korea – now represent approximately 51 percent of the total enrollment of international students in the United States.
India’s growth outpaced China’s this year, with students from India increasing by 29.4 percent to a record high of 132,888. This is the highest rate of growth for Indian students in the history of the Open Doors project, which spans back to 1954-1955. Students from China are still the largest group of international students in the United States, with more than 304,000 students enrolled in U.S. higher education.
Student mobility between the United States and Latin America is up in both directions.
The number of U.S. students studying abroad increased by five percent in 2013-2014, the highest rate of growth since before the 2008 economic downturn.

The Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange print publication, which will contain additional data tables and analysis, will be published in early February 2016 and is available for pre-order now.